Thursday, May 29, 2008

During my stay in Perth it rained - in our state it has been a prolonged drought so rain is seldom seen. Therefore I had to take a photo!The sign on a shopping centre doorway seems to indicate that it rains more frequently there.

Noticed this model dummy in a craft shop window and thought it looked so happy and cheerful so as I couldn't bring it home took a snap instead.

Friday, May 9, 2008

Had 36 hours at home this week so this is some of what I managed to achieve ..The flowers are Nerines and I picked this bunch and brought them back to Trevor's place, forgot to bring a vase ... duh!The stack and slash I found while looking for something else :-))Realised the reason it had become an abandoned project was because it had turned out long and skinny ... realised though that if I bordered it and finished it off it could be a door curtain for winter.Used a batik for the border, now all of the fabrics used in the top are gone, gone ... hooray!

Question is what should I back it with?The top will face outside so I need something to look at from the inside, therefore that rules black out.So now this project has moved to be a ASP [already started project]

The tea for two is my starter block for my stay at home round robin.The design is a fusible called "Sue" from Lizard of Ozhttp://www.lizard ofoz.com.au

For a WOO HOO - I made the shopping bags for L. - when I cut a bag out realised there was enough fabric for two bags!!So now it is on with the packing ready to head to Perth.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

A well known fact about me is that I like to make quilts to wrap people in with love and warmth, but I do not like to make cushions!!

However L. appeared the other day with some foam rubber and a length of rubber backed curtaining and asked for it to become an outdoor cushion.This is the result, L. likes it - and I still do not like making cushions.Will make her a grocery shopping bag from the remnants and that will be much more to my liking.